Wild pitch or passed ball

Situation

A pitch gets past the catcher, or is not handled cleanly, and at least one runner advances. Nobody batted the ball fair.

What happens on the field

• Wild pitch: the pitch was one the catcher could not reasonably stop. Charge the pitcher.
• Passed ball: the catcher should have stopped or caught it. Charge the catcher.
• The runner's advance is the same either way. Only the credit changes. It is not a hit or a steal unless that is a different play.

How the book should look

• Charge one or the other, not both, and not a single.
• A run scored this way is not an RBI.

A common miss is scoring a stolen base, or a single, because a run crossed the plate.

In DugoutDesk

1. If you have not logged the pitch yet, open Pitch menu and tap Wild pitch or Passed ball. That logs a ball, then opens the play dialog.
2. If you already logged the pitch, tap a runner and choose Wild pitch or Passed ball. Do not use the pitch menu as well, or you will add another ball.
3. The play dialog advances every runner one base, and scores a runner from third, by default. Change a base only if a runner should stay.

Pitch-by-pitch scoring is free. Hit spray is coach premium and does not apply. An illegal pitch is a different call. Do not use these buttons for it.

Ruleset notes

The pitcher-versus-catcher split is the usual one in USA Softball, USSSA, NFHS, and baseball books. Confirm a borderline pitch with the umpire, then record that credit. This is not a rules certification.